Greece
Greece
Turkish Soldiers Fire Guns at Greece’s Evros Border
Turkish soldiers fired guns over the border with Greece at Evros on two separate occasions earlier in March, Der Spiegel reports.
Greece
Three Thousand US Army Soldiers Arrive in Greece for NATO Exercise
An American transport vessel called the Endurance Vehicles Carrier delivered 3,000 US Army soldiers, military vehicles and equipment to Greece on Tuesday to participate in the NATO exercise dubbed "Atlantic Resolve 2020."
The ship is docked at the port of...
Greece
Greece Releases Two Turkish Soldiers who Crossed Border
Greek authorities have released two Turkish servicemen who had crossed the border at Evros earlier on Sunday, after detaining them for almost eight hours.
According to the Hellenic Army General Staff, one of the soldiers was lost during trailing migrants...
Diplomacy
Greece Scales Back Military Cooperation with Turkey over Soldiers' Imprisonment
Greece's military has reportedly suspended military cooperation with Turkey over the two Greek soldiers still in confinement in Edirne.
In a report carried by Greek newspaper Kathimerini on Monday, it was claimed that a number of "confidence-building measures" with Turkey...
Diplomacy
EU Pressured Tsipras over Turkish Soldiers in Greece, Claims Ankara
Turkey's foreign minister on Friday claimed Greek premier Alexis Tsipras had been pressured by fellow EU countries into not extraditing the eight former soldiers wanted by Ankara on coup charges.
Mevlut Cavusoglu, speaking less than two days before crunch presidential...
Diplomacy
Ankara Suspends Migrant Deal with Greece over Turkish Soldiers' Case
The migrant readmission deal between Ankara and Athens has been suspended, according to reports coming out of Turkey.
News agency reports and the pro-government Daily Sabah newspaper carried comments from Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday, saying the apparent...
Greece
Meet The Former Soldiers Bringing Greece's Battles Back to Life
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By Heini-Sofia Alavuo
Ask someone to name a famous Greek tale and the Trojan War is sure to arise. A younger person, inspired by the film 300, might talk about the Battle of Thermopylae. An athlete may recall the Greek victory...
Diplomacy
Erdogan Calls for Peace with Greece and Exchange of Greek Soldiers with Turkish Asylum Seekers
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called for peace and cooperation with Greece but also asked to exchange the two Greek soldiers with the eight Turkish servicemen who sought asylum in Greece.
According to Anadolu Agency, Erdogan spoke on...
Diplomacy
Turkish Soldiers Held in Greece 'to be Released in May'
The eight Turkish servicemen who are detained in Greece will be released in May, Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis announced on Monday.
The eight have requested political asylum after a July 2016 coup in Turkey and they are reaching the maximum...
Greece
Greece to Object to Turkish Court after the Denial to Release the 2 Greek Soldiers
The lawyers of the two Greek soldiers on Wednesday will file an objection to a Turkish court's decision that denied the release of the two Greek soldiers held in custody in Edirne, according to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA).
The...
Animals
Footage of Soldiers' Dog Cruelty Shocks Greece
Video footage showing two Greek soldiers tormenting a dog before throwing it off a cliff has shocked the public and to the culprits being arrested.
The incident occurred a few months ago at a military unit in Epirus, north-western Greece.
The...
Diplomacy
PM: Greece Will Raise Soldiers' Case with Erdogan at Summit
The issue of the two Greek soldiers who have been detained in Turkey after inadvertently crossing the border will be raised in a meeting between top EU officials and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Bulgaria on Monday, Prime...
Diplomacy
Video Records Turkish Soldiers Fleeing to Greece
Turkish authorities have made public a video apparently showing three Turkish soldiers minutes before they boarded helicopters to flee to Greece after the failed coup attempt in 2016.
In the footage from a security camera some of the soldiers appear...
Greece
US Ambassador to Greece: We are Following Closely the Situation of the 2 Soldiers Remanded in Turkey
"The United States is following closely the case of the arrest of the two Greek soldiers," said U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt on Friday, regarding the two soldiers who were stranded in Turkey and arrested.
The U.S. ambassador spoke...
Greece
Lawyers Want Greece's Top Court to Hear Turkish Soldiers' Case
The asylum saga of eight former Turkish servicemen wanted by Ankara took another turn on Thursday with a request from a defense attorney to have their case heard by Greece's top court.
An appeal by the defense team of one...